Age at first molar emergence in early Miocene Afropithecus turkanensis and life-history evolution in the Hominoidea

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 307-329

  Kelley, Jay ^a   Smith, Tanya M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental eruption; Dentition; Enamel microstructure; Miocene hominoid; Primate evolution; Primate life history

Indexed keywords

DENTITION; LIFE HISTORY; MICROSTRUCTURE; MIOCENE; PRIMATE; TOOTH;

AFROPITHECUS TURKANENSIS; CERCOPITHECIDAE; CERCOPITHECOIDEA; HOMINOIDEA; HOMO; PAN (APE); PAPIO; PRIMATES; SIVAPITHECUS; SIVAPITHECUS PARVADA;

EID: 0037363294     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2484(03)00005-8     Document Type: Article

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